15 Word Puzzles That Will Leave You Stumped

When was the last time you took your brain to the gym? Work out your mind with these puzzling word games and see how many you can get right.

Word Worm

Brain Games: Fun Workouts for a Sharp Mind

From wherever you start (hint: it’s probably easiest to start at the top left), join the hexagons by creating a new word that is only one letter different from where you started. Each hexagon must connect to exactly two adjacent hexagons.

Word Worm Solution

Stepdown

Brain Games: Fun Workouts for a Sharp Mind

Beginning at the top of the upside down pyramid, remove one letter from the word “strides” and rearrange the remaining letters to build a new six-letter word beneath. Continue the same process to each word until you get to the bottom. (There may be more than one solution.)

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‘X’ Words

Brain Games: Fun Workouts for a Sharp Mind

The ‘X’ in each word represents a number of letters missing. Figure out the missing letters and uncover each word. (Hint: for each puzzle, the missing letters form different words that have something in common.)

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Star Words

Brain Games: Fun Workouts for a Sharp Mind

Create a word from each segment of the star using the four letters provided and one mystery letter. In star A, the mystery letter is the third letter in each of the new words you create. In star B, the mystery letter is the last letter in the new word you create. see if you can pass the world’s shortest IQ test.